tigress

Definition

A female tiger; a she-tiger.

Etymology

From French tigresse, corresponding to tiger + -ess.

Example Sentences

• "So-al was a mighty fine-looking girl, built like a tigress as to strength and sinuosity, but withal sweet and womanly."
• "Indestructibly seductive at 79, this greatest and wittiest of all singing tigresses has lasted even longer on the stage than the original glamorous grandmother, Marlene Dietrich."